Have you been to Open-Topia yet?
You'll likely arrive there through Frustration Station, but you can use your arrow keys to explore fantastical spaces such as the Visionary Forest or Meet-Tropolis.

But beware of the Job Insecurity Dragon! 🐲 😱

Created at the #OpenScience Retreat #OSR26UK
https://dstansby.codeberg.page/open-topia-map/

hey @rupdecat! Did you post on here about https://saranjeetkaur.github.io/nanopub_101yet?
I just read it, enjoyed it, and came here to look for something about it to boost! :)

#nanopubs #osr26uk

During the #OSR26UK I had interesting discussions about #bullying in academics and that institutions often stay silent, protecting the bully rather than the victim(s).

Now, I learned that there is a word for it: “organizational betrayal”. And tons of research about the impact for the victim and how it harms the institutions themselves.

My (preliminary) conclusion: bullying has a history before it surfaces. When an institution realizes that, it is already too late. From an organizational perspective the choice is easy: Do we leave the victim only with the choice to leave (loss of one, presumably already underperforming, worker)? Or do we invest time and energy in mucking the stall — with all the legal risks that might come along, possibly loosing several “good” workers?

The long term repercussions are, of course, disastrous. Simply because the bully will be bullying again and again.

#academicchatter

Had a wonderful discussion at the #osr26uk about social media, the #fediverse and science communication.

I am a firm believer in REAL, venture capital free, social media. Yet, many institutions still refrain from posting to Mastodon. They cannot appreciate the different culture and this is an issue, because it dampens the growth of the Fediverse.

The Open Science Retreat 2026 in Wales is coming to an end and with that our beautiful little week of utopia-ing at the Center for Alternative Technology.

Jules is guiding us through the final presentations of the collaborative work that happened this week.

And a lot happened! The topics and activities were defined by everyone in a collaborative effort (#Unconference).

For the first time we did not only have an Unconference for the adult participants but also one for the kids 🤩

#OSR26UK

RE: https://akademienl.social/@nsunami/116379510476093483

Hey folks following the #OSR26UK hashtag: Check out what our friends in the Netherlands did: